ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Broncos are set to close their open training camp slate in style.
As Denver hosts its final open training camp practice on Friday, the team will welcome the Green Bay Packers for a joint practice ahead of their Sunday preseason matchup.
And as the Broncos’ coaching staff explained Thursday, there’s tremendous value in those upcoming reps.
“It gives a little bit of juice to practice,” Offensive Coordinator Joe Lombardi said Thursday. “You’ve been out here for three or four weeks or whatever it’s been, and you’re seeing the same looks. You have some plays you’d like to practice, but maybe your defense’s structure kind of makes it where it’s not a great play, so you don’t like scripting it. It gives you a chance to work on some different things and gives you a chance to evaluate guys against different people.”
Defensive Coordinator Vance Joseph echoed Lombardi’s sentiment, saying the joint practice gives Denver a chance to “test” its scheme against a talented offense. Led by quarterback Jordan Love, the Packers’ offense showed its potential as the unit scored 48 points in an upset win over the Cowboys in January.
“We don’t play Green Bay in the fall, so it’s a nice time to test out your scheme and also test your players,” Joseph said. “This offense has a great quarterback, obviously, and about four [or] five good, young receivers with speed, height and quickness. Good tight ends, two good runners, and it’s a really good scheme. So for us, it’s going to be a nice challenge to kind of test where we are.”
Joseph and Lombardi both also noted that facing different players can provide a truer evaluation of where the Broncos stand, both individually and as a team.
“It’s tough in this league to kind of go through camp and not know what others are doing,” Joseph said. “Your measurement is sometimes false. So having those guys come in on Friday and again Sunday, it’s going to be a…
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